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Women in Transit: STEMIA Environmental Chemistry Presentation
By Janessa Bretner- STEMIA Junior High Math, Science and Options Teacher On Monday, October 28th, an Engineering Business Strategist and Transit Planner from the Women in Transit Committee presented to the Grade 9 students about Zero Emission Buses (ZEBs), service design, and route optimization. This presentation served as an introduction to our Environmental Chemistry unit,… Read more
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Powering the Future: The MFC Games and Youth-Driven Sustainability
By Justin Tan Grade 10 Student STEMIA High School The MFC Games are designed to ignite curiosity in Grades 4-9 students by teaching them about sustainability and renewable energy, all while making learning fun. According to NASA, Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) have the potential to power long-duration space travel. In this initiative, students work in… Read more
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Introducing Design and Engineering 8/9: Building Hands-On Skills at STEMIA
By Tyler Christiansen We’re excited to launch our brand-new Design and Engineering 8/9 course at STEM Innovation Academy this semester! This hands-on class is all about equipping students with essential skills in design and engineering, while encouraging them to take on real-world challenges. Throughout the course, students will develop practical skills that they’ll use to… Read more
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Do You Want to Build a Snowman? Our New Animation Class Did Just That!
By Tyler Christiansen In our brand-new animation course at STEM Innovation Academy, students took on the challenge of bringing a snowman to life—no magic required! Using Blender, the popular open-source 3D animation software, they transformed a simple winter character into a lively animation, proving that “Do you want to build a snowman?” isn’t just a… Read more
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Field Experience at The Nines
By Ken Hoffman The Nines is a six-storey, mixed residential/commercial building project a ten-minute walk from STEMIA Jr., at the intersection of Elbow Drive SW and Southland Drive SW. Many of our students and families pass by this project every day, on their way to school. In support of student learning in Science 8, students… Read more
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Learning Soldering Through the Custom Keyboard Project
In the PC Remix option, students have been learning the fundamentals of soldering and applying these skills to our hands-on project—building their own mechanical keyboards. They’re currently soldering switches onto PCB boards, creating custom layouts to their preference. The next step involves assembling their keyboards by placing the soldered boards into 3D-printed cases, which were… Read more
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